Haverhill (Suffolk)
Haverhill is a municipality in the district of Suffolk, England on the borders of Essex and Cambridgeshire, located 23 km south east of Cambridge and 80 km north of London, with 22,010 inhabitants, is the second largest city in the urban district of St Edmundsbury.
Geography
The city center lies at the foot of a gentle cut in the chalk cliffs of the Newmarket Ridge. Through the city flows the Stour Brook, which flows into the River Stour just outside the town. The rapid expansion of the city in the last two decades is now the hamlet Hanchet Enddie on the western edge of Haverhill. The surrounding landscape consists mainly of farmland.
History
Haverhill is mentioned in the Domesday Book ( 1086 ). Most historic buildings have been lost in the " Great Fire " on June 14, 1667.
The expansion due to a planning decision in 1956 changed many aspects of life in Haverhill. The local Suffolk accent was largely replaced by a London -South East England accent. Today Haverhill is predominantly a modern and young city. The relatively small town center is surrounded by many large residential areas, made between 1950 and today.
Economy
The economy of Haverhill is dominated by the industry, which is found predominantly in a large industrial area in the southeast of the city.
After the construction of the bypass road another industrial park was created, the new company has brought to Haverhill. The center of the city has been revitalized in the evening with the construction of a Cineworld cinema. Tesco opened in autumn 2009, a new supermarket right next to the city center on the site of the old station.
The weekly market in the High Street every Saturday has a long tradition in Haverhill.
Traffic
The main road A1307 is the only major road that connects Haverhill to Braintree, Cambridge and the M11 motorway. The bus station in Haverhill also provides links to some of the surrounding villages and hamlets.
Haverhill one of the largest towns in England without a railway station. The nearest railway station is " Audley End." Here connections between Cambridge and London can be reached. The nearest airport for domestic and international flights is London Stansted Airport ( about 30 km) to the south. The much smaller Cambridge City Airport also serves some domestic flights.
Culture
2000/2001 were photographed by the artist Chris Brown Dorley and transformed into a single image, which was exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery (London ) as the largest project of its kind photographic morphing 2,000 inhabitants Haverhills.
Since November 2004, Haverhill has the only city in a laser - illuminated sculpture in a roundabout. The 11 -meter-high steel sculpture "Spirit of Enterprise " ( by locals "The bin" or "The toilet roll " called ) was financed primarily by local businesses.
Partnerships
Haverhill maintains partnership relations with
- Germany Ehringhausen, Germany since April 16, 1983
- France Pont -Saint -Esprit, France
The City of Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA, is named after Haverhill.